Stock-watering tank.



1 e. a; FROST.

STOCK WATERING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED IAAY 26. I911.

1,257,21 1-. Patenfed Feb. 19, 1918-.

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smewmfimegmreg o e fwbom -may o ne:- I Beit known thet-I, Gnome B; FRosn-a Iowa, heve invented} certain new-end 'usefiil Stock-Watering Tank, 01% which the fcllowingifs a specification;

The object oi'iny invention isto provide a stock WBEtering tank of simple durable and inexpensive construction,

A further object is to provide a tank of thekind mentioned-having an outer receptacle'gnd an inner spacedtenk with a compartment below-the-spaced. tank for a heating element, and provided with, a slidable, removable drinking trough-below the tank and connected therewithby an outiettube extending-- downward-1y in the t-ro'ngh for providinga water seal; said tubebeing jointed; anti being i operative lyconnected wit-he valvew' hereby thewithdrewal of the watering trough automatically closes said valve, 'zihd=preven t s=the further discharge of ater from the tank,

It is in generai' a further object to provide a trough which can be heated, and and, easily cleanable,

the water may he-fkeptcleenand wholesome,

so that ani xnitls rising-the trough will drink more-nearly the amount of Water required byneture for health and-vigor and will make the mest economic gains with the r3,-

' i nr P id d W ith these endpther ob-jects in view my invention ce'nsists intherbonstru'ction, ar-

rangement and combination of the various parts of thedevi'ce, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fulily' se tf-fgmth,v pointed"v out in my claims, end" illustrated in the accompanying drawin 's, ii -which;

ignreshows a perspective View of a stock watering tank; 'jembodyiiig my inven- 'tion.

'- Fig. .-*2 shows avertical sectional-view ih igh the samemm J r etgke ont e-lanepaoeri";

Fig. :5 shows a,- perspective viewofythe yajl-ve and giischarge'tjrbe."

Fig. 6'shows a sectional View line $743 of Fig. 5;, and

Fig. 7 shows a ertical; sectional View through one ef the flanges of thvtrough Showing the k ng d vi'e. for co e per a tin-g therewith; 7

'My impr0ved' device comprises gen outer receptacle" prefereblj' in thezfor m' of a -y1- inder, indicated by the reference character 10; In What I Shall call the front of the tadle 19. r

- Extendinga mss-the lower portion of the receptacle IOfrom front to-riir are'spaeed supporting members 14 substentiaiiy' ishapedin cross section, i as illustrated in Fig. The tank 1 2rests= upon the supporting members 14-. Thetank 121's provhied opposite the opening 11 With an inset port-ion l5 to permit access to the head of an animal.

Belowqtl etenk 12 and extendjfngtravns- Verse Iyfthe deyice, between the supporting nierribel"s- 14 is, 2) partition 16%; preyentin theuescjrpecf lieatr-Tnthe lower part6 th egwal-lof-the 'rece tech-. 10 is-a sultagble 0pe'i1ing '17,'-d{esigne to -be dosed by a'proper'cl'osure de'\"'ice1*8.z

In -the compartment formedPbelQTW' the tank 10- is :t heating element "1 9 of any; suit Communicating with; the 1-oW er interior of the-tank lQ-is ar-fitti ng'QQ'in which .a valve. The fitting ZOMQ'Srii erticel' opening 2-1, whineolnmiinicates etits lower'fend with std-cylindrical. epenin'g-infwhich is r otateibly lniiiglnted th ir elye "inel nber 22,Whic h isprvifled with passe e 23, shown by d-otted lines-"in Fig 5, en '-'extenfling"firom t e e si v 101 eart d t "r ister the lower "*end of the "passage 21 in one; position ofth'e" "valve inember' 22'."

Screwed on to the outer end of the mem- "berQQfis n tiibe 245 designe'd to heng "e1ow n- '--ty rdly"whe central-portion of the tank 12- is an opening 28 adapted to be closed by. a suitable closure device 29.

I provide a removable drinking trough 30, having at its upper side edges laterally extending flanges 31, clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, adapted toslide and be supported upon the opposite inwardly extending flanges atv the lower edges of the supporting members 14, as shown in said Fig. 3.

The trough 30 is provided with a downward extension 32 secured to its outer end and extending downwardly and designed,

when the, trough is installed in the receptacle 10, to form part of the front wall of said receptacle and overlap the wall of the re oeptacle 10 below the opening 11, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Pivoted to the wall of the receptacle 10 above one of the flanges 31 is a hook device 33 adapte'ddn one position of its movement to enter a hole in the flange 31 to hold the trough 30 against removal from the receptacle l0.

The parts are so arranged that when they are assembled in the completed watering tank,"the tube 24 extends downwardly into the trough 30, and the upper edge of the wall of the trough 30 is just below the level of the fitting 20. The parts are thus so arranged that when the member 33 is moved to inoperative position the trough 30 may be slid outwardly and during its sliding movement its rear wall will engage the tube 24, swinging the tube upwardly and for: wardly, as illustrated for instance in Fig 5, thereby closing the valve, so that when the trough 30 is withdrawn from the receptacle 10, the valve will be closed and no water can escape into the compartment below the tank 12. The trough 30 may thus be easily re moved-and cleaned.

At the same time when in use it is located within the outline of the receptacle 10 where it will be subject to the heat from the heating element 19, and where it will be difiicult for animals, such as hogs or the like, to get filth or dirt into such trough.

In the upper portion of the wall of the receptacle 10 are suitable ventilating openings 35. l

The receptacle '10,,may, if desired, be made of two parts comprisin upper and lower members, the upper mem er resting directly on the lower member, with ends overlapped like joints of stove pipe.

The advantages of my improved Watering tank may be largely seen from the foregoing description.

It would be easy to make the trough 30 longer, and toprovide suitable openings for permitting animals to drink on more than one side'of the tank.

It will be noted that the water trough is located within the outlines of the receptacle 1(f), so that it is not exposed to passing drafts 0 air.

The trough may be. quickly and easily removed for cleaning, and; its removal automatically closes the valve for shutting off the flow of water from thetank 12. The tube 24 extends downwardly into the trough 30, so that when the water frpm the tank 12 H ows downwardly through the fitting 20, and the tube 2']: into the trough 30, such flow will cease when the level of the water in the trough 30 reaches the lower or discharge end of the tube24.

As the animals drink from the trough 30 and tend to lower the water, the water will be automatically maintained at a level at the lower end of the tube2 l.

Some changes may be made in thecon- 'struction and arrangement of the various parts of my water tank, audit is my intention to cover by the claims of the patent to be issued upon this applicatioin any modilied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within the scope of my claims.

I claim as my invention--- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of an outer receptacle, having an opening in its wall, an inner tank spaced from the side walls and the bottom of said receptacle, a trough mounted toslide inwardly and outwardlv through said opening below said tank, said receptaclehaving below said tank and trough a compartment forholding the heater, whereby the trough may be located within the area of the receptacle, means for conducting water from the bottom, of said. tank to said trough, said means including a valve, and a movable controlling member therefor, forminga water conducting means, and designed to normally extend nto the trough for forming a waterseal, and adapted when said trough is slidput of said receptacle to be engaged by the'troughwaljl, and moved to position for closing said valve.

2. In a deviceiof theclass described, an outer receptacle having an opening in its front wall, a tank received in the upper portion of said receptacle spacedfrom the walls thereof, supporting members below said tank, spaced from;each other, and extending from saidopening across said receptacle, said supporting: members, having at. qthi lower edges opposite inwardly extending flanges, a trough having flan es adapted to be slidably mounted on sai first flanges, said trough being adapted in one position to rest within said receptacle, a partition between said supporting members arranged to be adjacent to the rear end of the trough when the trough is within said receptacle, means for conducting fluid from said tank to said trough, said means including a valve with a movable member having a tube ex- 10 tendin downwardly when the valve is open, said tu e being adapted to be engaged by said trough when the trough is moved outwardly for moving the valve to closed position.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 16, 1917.

GEORGE B.- FROST.

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Washington, D. 0." 

